Wrestle

Four high school wrestlers and their no-holds-barred coach are undaunted by their low-performing school in Alabama. In addition to wrestling for the State championship and college scholarships, the largely African-American team wades into the complexities of race, class, and privilege in the South. Facing challenges that run the gamut from family trauma, drug abuse, teenage pregnancy, mental health disorders, run-ins with law enforcement, and racial stereotypes within the wrestling world, the team perseveres. In the style of Hoop Dreams and Friday Night Lights, this documentary brings the viewer into the highlights and heartbreak of high school sports.